Anyone will tell you joining a club is the best way to meet new people. Fast friends come easily in college but friends that last need common interests. Clubs are a great place to begin. However, clubs aren’t just about meeting new people. It’s the best way to attach yourself with your campus and truly […]
A flavor of club for every taste
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Explore the SLO Arts culture on a dime
Although San Luis Obispo is a small town, the art scene is prolific, alive, and affordable for students.
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Chick-fil-A supporters protest on campus
Hungry families, tourists and locals visited Cal Poly’s Chick-fil-A on Wednesday to eat the restaurant’s signature chicken sandwiches and express their support of Chick-fil-A president and chief operating officer (COO) Dan Cathy’s public stance against gay marriage. “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” was announced last week by former Arkansas gov. Mike Huckabee after Cathy’s opinion on gay marriage was made public in […]
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Alumna awarded for achievements
Every year, one Cal Poly graduate from each of the university’s six colleges is recognized for exceptional success in his or her career and experiences. Last month, the College of Liberal Arts awarded Michela O’Connor Abrams — president of award-winning media company, Dwell Media — the Honored Alumni Award. Abrams will be honored at the […]
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Architecture, engineering students erect telescope
“Big Woody,” one of the world’s largest portable telescopes, weighs 500 pounds and stands at 14 feet tall. It has a mirror that extends 60 inches in diameter. It can be broken down and transported by a team within a few minutes. And it was designed and created by Cal Poly’s own. Astronomy research scholar […]
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Throwing in the towel
After Sidney (who declined to use her last name) finishes her workout at the Cal Poly Recreation Center, she heads to the locker room to gather her belongings. With the Recreation Center’s signature green towel in one hand and her water bottle in the other, she passes by the locker room’s laundry basket and forgets […]
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New conference, New Season
Entering its inaugural season in the Big Sky Conference, the Cal Poly football team was picked to finish fifth by both the media and the coaches in the 2012 preseason polls. The polls were released last week at the Big Sky Conference Summer Football Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Earning 30 of the 40 first-place […]
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Fairgoers take a Journey through rock history
Few generations have rocked as hard as people rocked in the ’80s. It was a decade of smoke machines, guitar solos that never ended and voices that seemed bigger than the very bodies they came out of, or so I’ve gathered from VH1 specials. And Tuesday night at the Midstate Fair, those same rockstars came […]
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New shop brings fresh batches
In the likes of the recent sweet shop openings such as Rocket Fizz and Sugar Daddy’s Bake Shop, it still seems San Luis Obispo has yet to satisfy its sweet tooth. Maybe Batch, an ice cream sandwich restaurant that opened last month, will do the trick. Specializing in homemade ice cream sandwiches, Batch was opened […]
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‘Whimsical’ musician visits Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg, CA hosts Kevin Mason Hull this evening, a Sunnyvale musician who said he cannot classify his sound. Hull played classical music most of his life. He started playing piano when he was 4 years old. In middle school, he began to listen to more pop and rock ‘n roll music and took up the […]
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Bare Feet continues to grow as headliners at SLO Brew
Alternative reggae band Bare Feet has been rocking out at San Luis Obispo Brewing Company (SLO Brew) for four years now, and are finally becoming regular headliners. Opening for bigger bands taught Bare Feet quite a bit, Leif Garrovillas, one of the band’s bassists, guitarists and vocalists said. He said they gained experience and looked […]